Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[Birmingham Aviation]

Tonight’s emirates is delayed yet again.
Typical Dubai

 

[Coathanger16]

Relax.

In the last 30 days, the average delay has been 7 minutes, with 40% of flights arriving early and another 40% arriving within 30 minutes of schedule. Hardly "typical Dubai".

Delays happen. It's currently scheduled to depart BHX at 21:30 (a delay of 40 minutes giving 1:30 to turn the aircraft around). With average flight times, it'll probably only get to Dubai 10-15 minutes late.

 

[Matt995]

Tonight’s emirates is delayed yet again.
Typical Dubai

all airlines/flights get delayed Anthony, and you don't know the reason behind it, so you can't blame Dubai airport. It might be a late passenger, road traffic delays around the airport, ATC slot delays in Europe, bad weather, the previous flight might have been delayed so late inbound aircraft etc.., you can't blame it on an airport, when you don't know the reason for the delay. Don't let it worry you, and just enjoy the weird world of aviation!!

 

[RichL]

Tonight’s emirates is delayed yet again.
Typical Dubai

It left the gate and taxied then it returned to another gate where it was delayed for a while. Could have been a sick passenger, could have been a minor technical fault.

I’ve been sat on the taxiway 50 mins one time still landed back on time at BHX.

 

[Scania1800]

It left the gate and taxied then it returned to another gate where it was delayed for a while. Could have been a sick passenger, could have been a minor technical fault.

I’ve been sat on the taxiway 50 mins one time still landed back on time at BHX.

Don’t understand what issue that causes to someone who isn’t on the flight unless your picking someone up

 

[Nethercote2019]

I understand the French air traffic control are ‘working ‘ to rule this weekend so there are slot issues & some re routing going on

 

[Glenn Eldridge]

Emirates Airbus A380 A6-EEY EK29 over Bletchley diverting to Birmingham having given up trying to get into Heathrow

 

[Timberwolf]

A nice surprise.
Numerous others diverted away from Heathrow earlier due to extra spacing required in strong winds.To MAN,LGW,and STN
ATC giving planes a 1 hour hold for LHR at its worst !

 

[Scania1800]

Emirates Airbus A380 A6-EEY EK29 over Bletchley diverting to Birmingham having given up trying to get into Heathrow

It was planned to go to LGW, however A6-EVE already diverted there and didn’t have enough spaces. BHX and MAN were the only options but fuel was also low

 

[Garybrum]

Emirates Airbus A380 A6-EEY EK29 over Bletchley diverting to Birmingham having given up trying to get into Heathrow

Airfield movements were stopped for a few minutes while an emergency flight came in (an executive-type jet) , then a bit later the same thing happened again - and I was amazed to see an a380 looming through the murk. The low fuel obviously explains the emergency.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Emirates Airbus A380 A6-EEY EK29 over Bletchley diverting to Birmingham having given up trying to get into Heathrow

I can't see any sign of it having departed BHX yet, according to FR24. It is showing as it's service back from LHR as EK30 is cancelled. One thing I don't like about FR24, is that it will show on the original destination if a flight has diverted, but it doesn't show on the arrivals at the airport it has diverted to.

 

[Matt995]

I can't see any sign of it having departed BHX yet, according to FR24. It is showing as it's service back from LHR as EK30 is cancelled. One thing I don't like about FR24, is that it will show on the original destination if a flight has diverted, but it doesn't show on the arrivals at the airport it has diverted to.

I would imagine it will depart tomorrow morning empty back to Dubai, or possibly Heathrow.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I would think probably empty back to Dubai, as today's EK30 (LHR - DXB) was cancelled.

 

[Scania1800]

A6-EVE and A6-EEY will both be heading to Dubai tomorrow. Both have stayed at the diverted airport as it’s a rule that emirates actually has, compared to other airlines who go back to the airport that they diverted from.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

A6-EVE and A6-EEY will both be heading to Dubai tomorrow. Both have stayed at the diverted airport as it’s a rule that emirates actually has, compared to other airlines who go back to the airport that they diverted from.

I take it the passengers were bused to LHR. That's a lot of buses.

 

[Scania1800]

G-RUKI diverted to BHX FR9822

 

[Kevin Farnell]

G-RUKI diverted to BHX FR9822

It was operating EDI - STN. Arrived at BHX at 00:10 The weather looks OK at STN and the aircraft started it's descent north of Manchester, so possibly another reason.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Looking at FR24, it appears that there are several Lufthansa cancellations over the next couple of days (including Eurowings). MAN also seems to have cancellations. Looking at FRA arrivals on FR24, it seems the only other cancellations are German internal services. Anyone know why?

 

[HPsauce]

Looking at FR24, it appears that there are several Lufthansa cancellations over the next couple of days (including Eurowings). MAN also seems to have cancellations. Looking at FRA arrivals on FR24, it seems the only other cancellations are German internal services. Anyone know why?

Possibly down to the strike they had a few weeks ago?. I don't think it was resolved. They are also going through staff shortages.

 

[RichL]

Air India was 5 hours late departing last night? Could have been 4 depends on clock change. It arrived on time was it a technical fault?